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Pletcher Runner Aims To Complete Trainer's Triple Crown Skipping the Gr.1 Kentucky Derby after your 3YO qualifies for it can be a tumultuous decision. It is, after all, the sport's most famous and coveted race. Yet for the connections of River Thames it wasn't a thorny choice to keep him in his stall on the first Saturday in May and point to the Gr.1 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Racecourse. "This ...
Clever Again Impresses In Churchill Downs Workout As racing's focus shifts from Churchill Downs to Pimlico Racecourse ahead of the US$2 million Gr.1 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico, Clever Again put in his final preparation with an easy half-mile maintenance work in :50 2/5 beneath exercise rider Carlos Rosas at Churchill Downs on Monday morning. The American Pharoah colt, trained by Steve Asmussen, ...
Undefeated Colt Steps Up To Classic Company After Impressive Churchill Win Bob Baffert is eyeing a record-extending ninth victory in the US$2 Gr.1 million Preakness Stakes with his undefeated colt Goal Oriented, who took another step towards the classic with an impressive workout at Churchill Downs. The Not This Time colt breezed a half mile in: 47 3/5, the fourth-fastest of 35 horses at the ...
Middle East Powerhouse Securing Top Prospects Racing's elite battled it out in Deauville on Saturday as the Arqana Breeze Up Sale witnessed unprecedented levels of trade, with four juveniles commanding seven-figure sums and setting new records for aggregate, average and median prices. Godolphin emerged as the dominant force, securing three of the day's highest-priced lots, including the ...
Journalism To Take His Place In Triple Crown Middle Leg Journalism, the Santa Anita Derby winner and Kentucky Derby runner-up, has been given the go-ahead to contest the US$2 million Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Racecourse. McCarthy Confirms Colt In Peak Condition The connections of the Curlin colt made their announcement via social media on Sunday afternoon, just a day before entries were due to ...
Owner Splashes US$2.76M To Bring Champion Home Bella Nipotina smashed the Inglis Chairman's Sale record at Riverside Stables on Thursday night, fetching an eye-popping US$2.76 million as co-owner Michael Christian's Longwood Thoroughbreds secured the reigning The Everest champion. The frantic bidding war saw Christian, who bred the 7YO daughter of Pride Of Dubai, essentially buying out remaining ...
American Classic Winners Join Global Elite List Sovereignty and Journalism have stormed into the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings following their impressive one-two finish in the US$5 million Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. The Chad Brown-trained Sovereignty earned a rating of 121 after powering to a 1½-length victory in the American Classic, completing the 1¼ miles on a sloppy track ...
Unbeaten Goal Oriented Joins Rodriguez In Classic Line-Up Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert is mounting a two-pronged attack on the US$2 million Gr.1 Preakness Stakes next Friday, having notified Pimlico Racecourse officials yesterday of his intention to enter the undefeated Goal Oriented alongside Wood Memorial winner Rodriguez. Goal Oriented, an impressive winner on the Kentucky Derby ...
Derby Second Back On Track As Mccarthy Team Eyes Preakness Prize Journalism returned to the track at Churchill Downs on Wednesday morning as connections contemplate a tilt at the Gr.1 Preakness Stakes following his runner-up effort in the Kentucky Derby. The Michael McCarthy-trained colt jogged once around under the watchful eye of Justin Curran, who heads McCarthy's Louisville operation. The ...
Heavyweight Clash Awaits As Inglis's Top Lots Prepare For Battle Amelia's Jewel and Bella Nipotina are set to renew their rivalry in a different arena when they headline the Inglis Chairman's Sale on 8 May at Riverside Stables complex in Warwick Farm. The superstar mares, who collectively boast 21 victories and nearly US$18 million in prize money, will be the star attractions among nearly 90 ...
Connections Opt For Belmont As Next Target Sovereignty, winner of the 151st Gr.1 Kentucky Derby, will not be competing in the Gr.1 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Racecourse on May 17, with connections instead targeting the Gr.1 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Racecourse on June 7. Mott Confirms Decision The decision was confirmed yesterday by Bill Mott, trainer of the Into Mischief colt, who informed ...
Six-Figure Incentive Returns For Ninth Consecutive Year Trainers will once again battle for a share of the US$100,000 bonus pool during Preakness weekend, with the lucrative incentive returning for a ninth The blockbuster May 16-17 festival features 16 stakes races worth a combined US$4.35 million in purses, with handlers running a minimum of five horses across the 15 Thoroughbred contests ...
